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HOLLY THE HORRIBLE PARTY GAME INSTALLATION

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

PROCESS: or the acquisition of language

I would like to propose a three room show that viewers can traverse in the shape of a circle. The first room would be painted completely black with a glow in the dark x on the floor for orientation. The viewer would be given a flashlight to view 50 75 7 x 5 black on black panel paintings. The intention behind the work is to engage with prelinguistic / unconscious imagery in a way that mimics the brain’s natural process of dissociation. I intend to highlight the biological reality of the lacuna or blind spot through the use of flashlights and darkness.

The second room will contain approximately 20 30 white on black paintings and will be traditionally lit. These paintings engage with the imagery previously seen in the dark but will further articulate the development of personal schematic mythology and move the viewer from a pre language state to a preconscious state. The final room will contain black on white dictionary paintings to be displayed in a grid pattern. These paintings will directly define the images used throughout the two previous rooms encouraging the viewer to revisit the previous work with a newly acquired language.